Where was Louis Pasteur Born?

Below are frequently asked questions about where Louis Pasteur was born and his early life.

When and Where was Louis Pasteur Born?

Louis Pasteur was born in France on December 27, 1822, the year after Napoleon died.

Who were Louis Pasteur 's parents?

Louis Pasteur 's father was a tanner and his mother came from a family of gardeners.

How was Louis Pasteur at school?

Louis Pasteur attended primary and secondary schools, but he was a lackluster student, preferring fishing and searching for hidden treasure to studying. Most of all Louis Pasteur loved to draw. Young Louis Pasteur made numerous pastels and portraits of his family and friends.

When young Louis Pasteur was sent off to secondary school, he was so homesick he became ill and begged to come home. His kindly father agreed. It was a close-knit family, and his parents and sisters had missed him as much as he missed them. Louis Pasteur did better at college where he earned two bachelor's degrees, one in the Arts, one in Science. The diploma in science described his performance in chemistry as "mediocre," but Louis Pasteur told his father to be patient - he would do better as he went on.

How was Louis Pasteur as a young man?

Even as a young man he had developed a formula for success, which Louis Pasteur wrote down in a letter to his sister:

"To Will is a great thing, for Action and Work follow Will, and almost always Work is accompanied by success. Will opens the door; Work passes them; and Success is waiting to crown one's efforts. These three things, will, work, and success, between them fill human existence."

They were three things that Louis Pasteur would have in abundance.